Success Freaks

Helping Others be Awesome

SF #257 – What a Relief

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SF #257 - What a Relief - ALBUM ART-ARToday it’s Mordant at the offices of IRUSA live interviewing peeps and things.

This episode, we here at Success Freaks get the opportunity to interview individuals working for our sponsor IRUSA.  You are going to get an inside look at some of what goes on at IRUSA.  Prepare to learn first hand about how IRUSA helps not only the Islamic community, but also the US public as a whole.  They are involved with many projects including US and worldwide relief help.  Learn how you can join the mission of serving humans and come together as a people to make changes possible.  Help Others Be Awesome… Together for a Better World!! [Read more…]

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SF #226 – We Are Who We Are

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On this episode of Success Freaks, we open with one topic and organically change direction to another.  We SF #226 - We Are Who We Are - ALBUM ART-ARlearn about Mordant’s visit with IRUSA, and that ‘People are people’ (♫ so, why should it beeeeee… ♫).  Our conversation uses a different group of people to show similarity.  In the Level Up, we discuss ‘acceptance vs tolerance’.  And in On Beyond, we  argue about owning our behavior vs. the consideration of all.

What begins as a show about team building, quickly morphs into a frank discussion about Mordant’s experience at the Islamic Relief USA offices, the similarities in people different from us, diversity, racism, and moving from prejudice to tolerance and onto acceptance.  Join the Success Freaks as they take a look at some of the difficulty inherent in moving out from your comfort zone of knowing only people who are familiar to you to having new friends with different backgrounds.
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SF #225 – My Favorite Muslim

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SF #225 - My Favorite Muslim - ALBUM ART-ARMordant travels to the Washington D.C. area and the offices of IRUSA.

Success Freaks gives you a behind-the-brand look at the disaster-relief nonprofit known as Islamic Relief USA.  Listen in as Mordant & McFall share laughter and interview some of the people involved with this American charity organization.  Listen in and discover for yourself why this episode earned the title My Favorite Muslim. [Read more…]

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TOSOL #44 – Fair Weather, Foul Weather – Guest Starring: Danielle Banks

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Looking for someone to give you that “Pep Talk” to help you trudge on – even when you’re discouraged?  Really?!  Then, WOW, do we have a show for you!  The Weather Channel’s own Danielle Banks joins Mordant & McFall in this riveting hour that kept everyone, including our hosts, mesmerized.

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Danielle shares her journey—from interning for a country radio station, reading the news and horoscopes, to becoming a reporter for a small TV station in VA, and on down the tangled highway to where she is now, working on Weather Channel.  Listen as Danielle talks about the good times, the bad, and the defining moment that gave her a new perspective on life.  Strength and courage help us get through the struggles if we just “stay true to ourselves and do the right thing.”

“I’m honored to have the chance to tell people not to give up.  I’ve worked with (and for) some pretty mean-spirited people in this business.  They tried to pull me down and, in the end, they didn’t.  I tell people to stay true to themselves and do the right thing.  Undermining and revenge only works in the movies.  Never burn your bridges….you never know who you will work with again in this business down the line.  In the end, I still believe hard work and patience pays off…although I’m still working on that patience thing!”  Wise words from our guest star, Danielle Banks.

Highlights:

*** TOSOL #43 – “Yesterday You Said Tomorrow”

*** Loseit.com

*** Danielle Banks

*** The Weather Channel

*** GA Ren Fest WC Segment

*** Danielle on Twitter

*** TOSOL Atlanta MeetUp

*** Bearcrawling/No Agenda MeetUp

 

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